Melbourne (Florida)

Melbourne is on the Space Coast in Brevard County. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville Area, and was home to 83,000 people in 2019.

Understand
While most of Melbourne is on the mainland, a small portion is located on a barrier island. The Indian River Lagoon separates the mainland from the island. The island is a narrow strip of land that separates the Lagoon from the Atlantic Ocean.

Spanning the Indian River Lagoon to connect the mainland to the barrier island are a pair of four-lane, high-rise bridges: the Melbourne Causeway and the Eau Gallie Causeway.
 * Melbourne City Council website

By plane

 * Avelo : (New Haven, CT (HVN); Raleigh-Durham (North Carolina) (RDU))
 * Allegiant: (Nashville, Pittsburgh, and seasonally from Allentown, PA)
 * PSA Airlines dba American Eagle (Charlotte (CLT))
 * Delta (Atlanta (ATL))
 * Sun Country (Seasonally from Minneapolis-St Paul (MSP))
 * TUI Fly from the UK cities of Birmingham (UK), Bristol, Doncaster/Sheffield, Edinburgh; Glasgow, London–Gatwick, Manchester (UK), Newcastle upon Tyne
 * TUI Fly from the UK cities of Birmingham (UK), Bristol, Doncaster/Sheffield, Edinburgh; Glasgow, London–Gatwick, Manchester (UK), Newcastle upon Tyne

There are taxis, rideshare and hotel shuttles to bring you into town locally. There are also car rentals available from the airport which is the preferred method for greater flexibility in getting around to the surrounding areas. See this Link for a list of taxi and shuttle providers. Bus routes 21, 29 and 30 serve the airport from the city. The #21 and 30 buses connect the airport to downtown. The 30 bus also go to Eau Gallie and Melbourne Beach from the airport while the #29 goes across the area between Viera (in the north) to Palm Bay West in the south. Other nearby airports include:
 * Orlando International Airport  NW of Melbourne via I-95 and FL-528
 * Orlando-Sanford International Airport  miles NW of Melbourne via I-95 and FL-46.
 * Daytona Beach International Airport  miles north of Melbourne via I-95

By car

 * I-95.svg Interstate 95 (I-95) Melbourne is accessed from exits #176 ("Palm Bay Rd/Palm Bay") through #188 ("FL Hwy 404 Patrick AFB Satellite Beach") along I-95. There are five exits from I-95 into town. Downtown can be accessed from Exit #180 ("US Hwy 192 Melbourne West Melbourne") from both directions of I-95.
 * US 1.svg Dixie Highway and Harbor City Blvd  pass through town as NE Dixie Hwy, N Harbor City Blvd and S Harbor City Blvd.
 * US 192.svgUS-192 connects Melbourne to Walt Disney World through St Cloud, Kissimmee and Celebration. Going east of its junction with I-95 (Exit #180), US Hwy 192 enters into town as West New Haven Ave and ends in Indialantic (as 5th Ave) at SR A1A.
 * Florida A1A.svg Highway A1A/SR A1A is the coastal highway connects which Cape Canaveral in the north, through Melbourne Beach to Stuart Beach in Fort Pierce in the south. In town, it passes through Satellite Beach, Indian Harbor, Indiaatlantic and Melbourne Beach.

See By car under Get around in below for a more local description of the above.

By bus

 * operates intercity routes within Brevard County from Titusville with the following:
 * 1 Connects Titusville Government Center to Viera Government Center through Cocoa & Rockledge along US Hwy 1 and S Fisk Blvd (SR-519).
 * 29 Connects Melbourne Airport to Viera Government Center where passengers transfer to #1 bus to reach Titusville (via Cocoa and Rockledge). Likewise passengers can also transfer to the #7 bus at Walmart in Viera to get to Cocoa but it goes on a longer route than the #1 bus. The first/last stop is in the Taxi/Bus Lane, on the other side of the island, from the departures entrances. Passengers can transfer directly to #21 (to downtown) and 30 (to South Beach, Indialantic and Eau Gallie) from the same airport stop. Check schedules and maps for a list of stops and transfer points.
 * operates intercity routes within Brevard County from Titusville with the following:
 * 1 Connects Titusville Government Center to Viera Government Center through Cocoa & Rockledge along US Hwy 1 and S Fisk Blvd (SR-519).
 * 29 Connects Melbourne Airport to Viera Government Center where passengers transfer to #1 bus to reach Titusville (via Cocoa and Rockledge). Likewise passengers can also transfer to the #7 bus at Walmart in Viera to get to Cocoa but it goes on a longer route than the #1 bus. The first/last stop is in the Taxi/Bus Lane, on the other side of the island, from the departures entrances. Passengers can transfer directly to #21 (to downtown) and 30 (to South Beach, Indialantic and Eau Gallie) from the same airport stop. Check schedules and maps for a list of stops and transfer points.

By bus

 * Space Coast Area Transit is the name of the local Brevard County bus service. It is a cheap way to get around and is handicap accessible. The website provides maps and timetables. Buses travel to most sites and places of interest. The #21, 29 and 30 buses go into town from the airport. $1.25 per ride, or $35 for a monthly pass.

By car
The best way to get around Melbourne is by car. Major Roads include:
 * US 1.svg US 1 passes through town as Harbor City Boulevard which runs parallel to the Indian River on the eastern side of the city. This road allows easy access to the beaches over 3 causeways: the Pineda Causeway (Florida State Road 404), Eau Gallie Causeway, and Melbourne Causeway.
 * US 192.svg US 192 is locally named New Haven Avenue and Strawbridge Avenue (historic downtown), US 192 is one of the major commercial, entertainment, and retail areas of Melbourne. Many businesses, large and small, are located on this busy avenue. It serves as a route to Kissimmee and the tourist corridor of Orlando to the west, and the town of Indialantic to the east via the Melbourne Causeway.
 * I-95.svg. Interstate 95 (I-95) passes through the city limits as a 6-lane interstate highway, with 4 exit ramps in the Melbourne Vicinity. It serves as the main north-south route in the metropolitan area.
 * Florida A1A.svg This road runs along the beaches and provides easy access to other areas of Brevard County.
 * Brevard_County_Road_509_FL.svg (Wickham\Minton). Wickham serves as a second north to south route in the Melbourne area.

Near airport
The airport locations are southeast of the airport terminal, southeast of the intersection of NASA Blvd & MLK along MLK Blvd:

Jct I-95 and US Hwy 192 (W New Haven Ave)
There are several chain hotels & motels on W New Haven Ave (US Hwy 192) east of its intersection with I-95 (Exit #180):

Go next

 * Kennedy Space Center is about an hour's drive north, in Cape Canaveral.
 * Disney World is 1-1½ hours by car due west in Lake Buena Vista.
 * The beaches at Melbourne Beach and Indialantic